CMGG entry for k'ahk'      (This article is part of the Learner's Maya Glyph Guide.)

Translation: fire
Part of speech: Noun

Logogram spellings of k'ahk'

               

K&H.p83.#9                      K&L.p9.#1

K’AK’                                  K’AK’

 

                                 

TOK.p32.r3.c2               BMM9.p20.r4.c3          

K’AHK’                            K’AK’                               

 

                                       

K&L.p9.#1                                                                                                                     TOK.p7.r6.c3                         BMM9.p10.r4.c3         

K’AK’                                                                                                                              K’AHK’                                    K’AK’                               

 

                                                             

JM.p143.#1                      JM.p143.#2                      JM.p143.#3                             JM.p143.#5

K’AK’                                  K’AK’                                 k’a.K’AK’                                  K’AK’:k’a

 

                                                                 

K&L.p9.#1.1&2                                            TOK.p28.r4.c3                    BMM9.p15.r6.c2            Grube-WwH.p171.fig5.d

K’AK’                                                              K’AHK’                                 K’AK’                                 K’AHK’

 

·    Variants (3):

o A. Full:

§ Above – “flames” (a horizontally stretched) rectangular element:

·      (Usually) 2 volutes – one curled into itself and the other more S-like and with the far end waving freely (can very occasionally be 3 volutes).

·      Each volute can have a spine. (Rare: 2D volutes with or without a “protector”).

§ Below – boulder-outline:

·      A “symmetric cave”.

·      Single or double vertical bar from ceiling to floor (double bars can be optionally cross-hatched).

·      From each wall, a series of parallel ticks, each ending in a small or tiny dot. This results in two symmetrical parts:

o    Left: tick then dot.

o    Right: dot then tick.

o B. Reduced: “flames” only.

o C. Animal head – full variant with serpent monster head below:

§ Do not confuse this with the visually similar aquatic monster / Waterlily Serpent WITZ’ – this one has a full variant K’AHK’ on top, with a monster head underneath whereas WITZ’ has HA’ “water” on top, with a monster head underneath.

§ Note that the heads on the bottom are reasonably similar, but the connection between the two is unclear.